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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialThe Harvard College Student Activities Fee allocation committee has awarded $439,000 to Houses for fiscal year 2027, an 83% increase from the roughly $240,000 Houses received last year.
Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialBiology professor Daniel E. Lieberman ’86 said sugary breakfast cereals should carry warnings like those on cigarette packs at a book talk in Zimmer Hall Wednesday evening.
Abigael T. Sidi reports.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialMore than 100 Harvard affiliates gathered Thursday to protest sexual violence, calling on the University to strengthen protections for survivors and reform its handling of harassment complaints.
Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialHarvard’s graduate student union voted to authorize another strike, setting the stage for a possible second work stoppage this year as contract negotiations with the University stretch past 18 months.
José Luis Ortega Castro reports.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialThree photojournalists spoke about the necessity of documenting humanitarian crises, as they often provide the only firsthand account of tragedies, during a Tuesday webinar.
Lily Chen, Elizabeth L. LaDuke, and Sadie J. Winter report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialThe Cambridge Social Housing Task Force explored what giving tenants greater decision-making power could look like in the city on Wednesday as part of a larger effort to address the housing crisis.
Leah Hwang and Anthony Luo report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialTargeted firefighting and planting fewer flammable trees could slow a cycle of warming and worsening wildfires in North America’s boreal forest, Northern Arizona University ecologist Michelle Mack said on Thursday.
Oriana Y. Huang and William L. Tang report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialHarvard is privately weighing a rapid-fire fundraising push to secure $500 million for University-wide scientific research priorities, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialRachel Trubowitz, an English professor at the University of New Hampshire, spoke about how the acceptance of infinity allowed for the development of modern science and mathematical concepts at a Thursday talk.
Kallie Wang reports.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialDaniel Bell, a professor of political theory at the University of Hong Kong, discouraged a Chinese invasion of Taiwan through the lens of Confucianism at a Wednesday talk at the Harvard Kennedy School.
John L. Cameron and Samuel B. Kahn report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialUniversity professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and artist Theaster Gates discussed the need to protect artistic freedom in contrast to political expectations placed on Black artists at a Tuesday talk.
Titilope Adams and Quinn Stromberg report.
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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialAllston elected officials pledged to fight the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed permanent closure of the neighborhood’s post office, escalating a fight over the neighborhood branch closed since 2019.
Leela L. Uppaluri and Ross C. Wilson report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialVice President JD Vance announced that the Trump administration is investigating Harvard and eight universities for potential J-1 visa fraud, alleging they use foreign researchers to undercut American wages.
Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report.
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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialHarvard College Dean David Deming and student leaders discussed ways to reduce Fly-By wait times—including converting the Clover Food Lab in Zimmer Hall into a new grab-and-go dining option.
Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report.
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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialThe U.S. and China are racing to establish a foothold on the moon, and international space law is not equipped to govern the competition, space law expert Michelle Hanlon said at a Harvard Radcliffe Institute symposium.
Gabby Fish reports.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialMore than 100 people gathered in the Zimmer Hall Plaza on Wednesday for a vigil to mourn those killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel, three years to the day after the attack.
Alma T. Barak and Theresa F. Bartelme report.
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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialBiology professor Daniel E. Lieberman ’86 said sugary breakfast cereals should carry warnings like those on cigarette packs at a book talk in Zimmer Hall Wednesday evening.
Abigael T. Sidi reports.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialHarvard is considering putting roughly $25 million from a new centrally administered fund toward computing infrastructure to significantly boost the University’s computing capacity, according to two people familiar.
Elise A. Spenner reports.
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@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialOne person was injured in a shooting near Central Square late Wednesday night, the second shooting in Cambridge in less than two days, according to a Cambridge Police Department emergency alert.
Shawn A. Boehmer and Claire A. Michal report.
@theharvardcrimson.bsky.socialHarvard FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra addressed an alleged sexual assault at Cornell University at a faculty meeting, calling the description of the incident “horrific and really difficult to comprehend.”
Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan report.
